Cooler Weather Arrives

A trough to our north will spread cooler temps southward into the Central Coast and temps will continue to fall. Temps Sunday about 5-10 degrees cooler inland and Monday will bring even cooler air with another 5-degree drop. The deep marine layer is keeping the coastal communities cloudy through late morning and cool while inland areas see plenty of sun. Troughing from the north will dominate the region, however there may be a slight uptick in temps by Wednesday. Tune in for all the details and your local forecast.

The Perseids meteor shower peaks tonight and tomorrow night with best viewing away from the coast after midnight. It's possible to see 50-100 meteors an hour! Be away from city lights and look to the northeast sky.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

Overnight: Partly to mostly cloudy coastal with fog/drizzle possible. Lows mainly in low to upper 50s. Mainly clear inland with passing mid to high clouds over areas with temps 50s low 60s.

Monday: Patchy fog/mist and staying mostly cloudy at the coast through mid morning then gradual clearing, with sunny skies inland. Temps stay on the cool side with breezy conditions. Coastal high in the low to mid 60s and inland temps range from 70s to low 80s with a few mid 90s in typical hot spots in far south.

Tuesday: AM fog/mist with gradual clearing and sunshine both coastal and inland. Temps will be seasonal with 60s at coast and 70s and 80s inland with a few 90s in far south.

Extended: Temps will be slightly warmer Wednesday but a persistent pattern will stay in place, keeping temps cool overall with clouds early then pm sun. Next weekend will be cool as well.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 69ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 53ºF
HIGH: 85ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for August 15^th – 21^th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and NEAR normal* precipitation.
*Note: little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition to La Niña by late summer.
- Area drought status: Currently drought-free
- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature* as of August 4^th: 58.8ºF
(Historic August AVG: 59.6ºF) -- *average of six buoys